The movie Howl helped me to understand a role art can play in the politics of regulation. Art done well can have a very high status, a status which transfers to the actions used to create or express this art, as well as to the actions depicted by the art. And by making some examples of an action high status, one reduces political support for regulations limiting such actions.
Art Is Power
Art Is Power
Art Is Power
The movie Howl helped me to understand a role art can play in the politics of regulation. Art done well can have a very high status, a status which transfers to the actions used to create or express this art, as well as to the actions depicted by the art. And by making some examples of an action high status, one reduces political support for regulations limiting such actions.
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